shiny things

Post Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:01 pm

Due to having way too much time on my hands recently i've done the 2.5 tb conversion on my touring. I bought an inlet manifold from a scrappy so i could take my time over doing it and gave that the bling treatment as well as the tb. Chances are i won't bother fitting it, i just fancied a project, so if anyone's interested, watch this space!

Post Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:04 pm

nice

Post Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:53 pm

what paint you use for the manifold?

Post Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:03 pm

I used Harley davidson vht texture paint. I picked it up in the states but you can probably get it from any dealer. It gives it a really nice finish.

Post Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:41 pm

That looks shit hot mate, very nice !

Post Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:38 pm

yeh, will see if i can get hold of some

cracking job done though

good work

Post Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:03 am

That does look the nuts. Fancy doing one for me please?

Post Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:14 pm

OMG that is sexual! Loving the TB, i want one

Post Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:47 am

wow that is what everyone should have under the bonnet! How the fook did you get the TB looking like that? Acid bath!!?

Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:41 am

I cleaned the tb using a dremmel, emery cloth, steel wool, and a whole load of elbow grease. To be fair, i've only cleaned the visible parts, the underside is as filthy as when i got it

Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:51 am

That looks great.

You'd better fit it now you've spent all that time on making it look so bloody good!

Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:52 am

I think it will look even better on my car mate

Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:52 am

which dremmel polishing attachment did you use? soft wire brush type? did you use Dremmel to start polishing or did you use it to finish off? got a bit of free time, a Dremmel and a 325 TB about to go on my cab, would like to have a go at making it look like yours!!

mrlee

Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:02 am

Yep, started with the soft wire brush attachment to get down to the engrained dirt, and then polished it starting with 180 paper and finishing with 1600.

Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:39 am

Geeman wrote:That looks great.

You'd better fit it now you've spent all that time on making it look so bloody good!

Any mechanically minded zoners planning a trip to Amsterdam any time soon?

Post Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:53 am

that looks pure quality mate, i want it

Post Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:35 pm

just done this and my tb will look like yours very soon......shiny is good
good work by the way

Post Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:27 pm

graham i feel a favour coming on

Post Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:31 pm

Very nice, I wish I was more patient!

Post Fri May 05, 2006 5:26 pm

After giving my throttle body a polish i decided i may as well do the afm too. After much elbow work it came up pretty nice.

The collection grows!

Post Sat May 13, 2006 2:11 am

datourer wrote:After giving my throttle body a polish i decided i may as well do the afm too. After much elbow work it came up pretty nice.

The collection grows!

Will look very nice when you get it fitted up

Post Sat May 13, 2006 2:13 am

nice work mate, but i know what i'd rather get polished if i was bored!!

where's my girl friend now.......... might have to wake her up in a mo

Post Sat May 13, 2006 9:20 am

LOL

very nice work!!! really cool efect! i like it alot!!! post pics when uve installed!

Post Sat May 13, 2006 9:33 am

Kos wrote:nice work mate, but i know what i'd rather get polished if i was bored!!

where's my girl friend now.......... might have to wake her up in a mo

I may have been busy polishing but my wife had both hands free during the entire process...

Post Sat May 13, 2006 12:00 pm

Damn thats gorgeous mate

gonna have to get my asss in gear and get polishing me thinks

and luckily theres a harley dealer about 4miles down the road too

Post Sun Jun 04, 2006 4:14 pm

Nope, unfortunately still sitting in my attic

. Changing the inlet manifold would probably be the most involved thing i've undertaken so i'm a bit nervous about doing it.

Post Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:17 am

Tng21 wrote:
datourer wrote:Nope, unfortunately still sitting in my attic . Changing the inlet manifold would probably be the most involved thing i've undertaken so i'm a bit nervous about doing it.
Sure someone on here would help you if you get stuck. Get em on, they'd look fantastic

I'm sure they would, but being in Amsterdam there aren't too many local zoners

Post Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:48 pm

I'd happily offer accomodation in exchange for over-seeing the work for any zoner(s) coming to the 'Dam.....

Post Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:32 am

i feel a trip to the dam coming on,. heard theres some other worthwhile attractions over there

Post Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:17 pm

If you can polish to that standard,fitting will be a doddle!!